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   quad

   /kwɒd/

   noun

   • 1. a quadrangle: "students greeted him as he walked through the quad"
   • 2. a quadruplet: "9,294 women gave birth to twins, while 147 had triplets, and five had quads"
   • 3. a quadriceps muscle: "I have well-developed quads but my glutes are not all they could be"
   • 4. a quad bike: "inexperienced riders on quads and mopeds"
   • 5. quadraphony: "we issued records in two forms at once, stereo and quad"
   • 6. (in telephony) a group of four insulated conductors twisted together, usually forming two circuits.
   • 7. a radio aerial in the form of a square or rectangle broken in the middle of one side.
   • 8. a traditional four-wheeled roller skate. informal
   • 9. a small metal block in various sizes, lower than type height, used in letterpress printing for filling up short lines.

   adjective

   • 1. quadruple or quadraphonic. informal

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

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